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Density

Meeting: 29/07/2021 - Local Plan Leadership Group (Item 6)

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To consider the development of a policy in the emerging Local Plan to deliver sustainable levels of density.

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Minutes:

The New Communities Principal Urban Design Officer presented a report which considered the development of a policy in the emerging Local Plan to deliver sustainable levels of density. As the Regulation 18 Local Plan is being prepared, density specifications will be required to inform the spatial strategy and a density policy would assist in planning to address climate change, reduce the amount of land being developed and implement good design principles.

 

Members discussed the schemes outlined within the report, including the concept of Velo villages, and debated the impact of high-density developments on the district. Some members highlighted that Uttlesford is historically made up of smaller communities, so they would welcome high density, smaller and linked communities to keep with the character. However, other members emphasised the need for a lower density development to achieve open space and suggested there be a minimum standard for green space, such as a ratio of bedrooms to green space. Officers agreed that there was a need for much varied, accessible, and well-maintained green space and they are advised by guidance from Fields in Trust.

 

It was confirmed that Uttlesford District Council had their own parking standards, which was a top-up to the Essex parking standards by adding a requirement for further spaces to larger properties

 

AGREED: to endorse the development of a policy in the emerging Local Plan to deliver sustainable levels of density.

 

Meeting ended at 20:48